Well done to the Senior men who defeated Coolera/Strandhill on a scoreline of 1-11 to 0-10 to book their place in the championship semi-final in two weeks time. The Gaels have shown great character in recovering from a first round defeat and we now look forward in anticipation to reaching the final for the first time in thirty years. The team was: Daniel Lyons, Daniel King, Evan Lyons, Oisin Conlon, Sean Carroll, Karl McKenna, Ciaran Kenny (0-3), Conor Sheridan, Patrick Kenny, Steven Willis (0-1), Dillon McDermott (0-1), David Quinn (0-4), Paul Higgins, Shane Deignan (1-1), Lee Deignan (0-1). Subs: Ben Tuohy for K McKenna, Liam O'Connell for S Willis, Conor McMorrow for S Carroll. The semi-final is on Sunday Oct 13th against St Molaise Gaels in Markievicz Park.
Well done to the the U17 boys who finished off the year winning the B2 Shield final against Tourlestrane by the narrowest of margins on a scoreline 1-14 to 1-13. The team was: Eli Rogers, Conor Feeney, Tadhg Kenny, Liam McDermott, Eoghan Conboy, Daniel Kearns, Leo Scanlon, Jack Brehony, Miceal Garry, Rian Conway, Darragh McKeon, Eoin Feeney, Troy Kelly, Josh McTiernan, Matthew Potter Subs used: Diarmuid Feely and Charlie King. Thanks to the management team of David Quinn, Ciaran Garry, Ben Tuohy, Angela O'Connor and Caroline Cassidy for their work and time with the team this year.
The U16 girls year came to a close last Wednesday losing to Eoghan Rua in the A Shield semi-final on a score line 5-7 to 3-6. Thanks to Fiona Lyons, Gus Chapman and Majella Muldowney for all their work with the team this year.
The U13 Division 2 play Coolera/Strandhill away on Monday at 7.00PM.
The U13 Division 4 girls had a good win against St Johns last week on a scoreline of 3-7 to 1-4. They now play St Nathys away on Tuesday at 6.00PM.
On Wednesday evening the U11 boys rounded off a successful year with a blitz in a chilly Scarden and a trip to Supermacs afterwards. Thank you to Sligo GAA for hosting and to Coolaney/Mullinabreena, Calry St Joseph’s, St Farnan’s and St Michael’s for the competitive games. Thanks to Eugene Flynn, Eithne McGann, PJ Regan and Paul Brennan for coaching the team this year.
The U9 boys also finished up with a blitz in Scarden on Monday evening. Thanks to coaches Lisa Galvin, Ciaran McGovern, Tom Leydon, Sean McHugh and Noel Jinks for coaching the team this year.
Well done to the clubs All stars who attended the Festival of football hosted by St Mary's GAA club on Saturday. It was a great end to the clubs first year running the All stars program. We look forward to seeing the children back in 2025.